Follow-up: it's not Gemini's models but Google's platform friction keeping users away
dreamwieber · x · 2026-10-15
Clarifying his earlier criticism, dreamwieber says he doesn't want Gemini's models to herd with the others — the models being different is fine. His critique is at the platform level: friction to Google's platforms is a real wall keeping him from spending time with and getting to know the models.
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